Jacques Derrida

Derrida

 ,  

Jacques

( 

1930

 

 – 

2004

 

 )

French

  

philosopher

 and one of the most influential intellectuals of the 20th century, Derrida is best known as the originator of deconstruction . A prodigious talent and prolific author, Derrida is generally regarded (not uncontroversially, it has to be said) as one of the most important philosophers of all time.